Window-operating device



A E. OLSEN WINDOW OPERATING DEVICE Filed Aug. 15, 1922 mvemto'c NOV 24,

35% h an flnzon 5- Olsen I I5 c 'mwo Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

AN'roN E. OLSEN, or

WINDOW-OPERATING DEVICE.

NEw'xoax, N. Y., ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF T0 enoaenm. nnIcHENBAcH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Application filed August 15, 1922. Serial No. 581,948.

To all whom it'mag concern:

citizen of the United States, and residing at New- York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vindow- Operating Devices, of which the following is aspeeification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to window operating devices and particularly to devices of this class designed for use inconnection with the body framework of motor vehicles and more particularly for operating comparatively wide but low window panels in,

such framework, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of the class and for the purpose specified provided with two laterally directed pivoted levers adapted to cooperate with and raise and lower the window panel with means for actuating said levers; a further-object being to provide means for balancing the window panel to facilitate the raising and lowering thereof by an aperture; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, which is sim 1c in construction, efficient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The inventiondescribed and claimed herei in is an improvement on that shown and de-' scribed in a co-pending application, 'filed January 230. 1922, Ser. No; 532,603, and is Fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable refs erence characters in each of the views, and in which v Fig. l'is a view'showing a part of the fran'iework of a motor vehicle body, showing one of my improved window operating devices mounted therein.

Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; a

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 33 of-Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

1n the drawing I have shown at 5 a part of the framework of the body of a motor vehicle, in which a window panel 6 is movahly mounted, said panel being provided at 7 its lower edge with a metallic strip 7 carry- 'Be it known that I. ANTON E; ()LsEN,-a ing' two tracks or runways 8, in which roller bearings 9 are movably mounted. The bearings 9 are mounted in connection with the free ends of levers 10, pivoted to an attaching plate 11 as shown at 12 and provided at their inner ends with elongated apertures 13, in which pins 14: carried by a block 15 are adapted to o crate.

The block 15v 1s internally threaded to receive a screw shaft 16, one end of which is fixed to the late 11 as shown at 17 and the other end 0 which extends into a yoke 18 mounted on a pin or bolt 19 secured to the plate 11.

ion 21 on the screw shaft 16, and the gear 20 is provided with an angular extension 22 on which a crank 23 is mounted.

The gear'20 and pinion-21 are enclosed in 1a cup-shaped jacket 24 which is secured to Two rods25 are the levers 10 and passed through eepers 26 'onthe plate 11, and compression sprlng's 27 the plate 11.

ivoted to are mounted on said rods and other springs 28are secured to the plate 11 and to the levers 10, and all .Of said springs operate to balance the window panel 6 in the operation thereof. The operation of my improved window operatingdevice will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and following statement. In the positiomofthe parts shown in Fig. l of the drawing, the window panel is in a half open position and -in the operation of fully opening said window the crank 23 is rotated in the proper direction which will cause the block 15 to move upwardly and the levers 10 to swing downwardly into the position indithe window panel.

It will also be understood that my improved window operating device is of unitary construction, in other words, all of the operative parts are mounted in connection ,with the attaching have shown certain late 11 and while I etails of construction I for carrying my invention into effect, it will be apparent that I am not necessarily limited to these details and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made'within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A window operating device of the class described, comprising a screwshaft, means the other end of said levers being provided with antifrictional devices.

' 2. Awindow operating device of the class described, comprisinga screw shaft, means for rotating said shaft, a block in' threaded engagement with said shaft and adapted to be moved longitudinally thereof in the rotation of said shaft, oppositely disposed levers pivoted independently to stationary supports, one end of said levers being in operative connection with said block, and the other end of said levers being providedwith antifrietional devices, compression springs in operative connection with the firstnamed ends of said levers, and other tensional devices in operative connection with the other end portions of said levers.

3. The combination with awindow panel provided at its lower edge with tracks or runways of a window panel operating device comprising levers one of the ends of which is in operative connection with said tracks or runways, said levers being pivoted adjacent the other end portionsthereof,a

member in operative connection with the last named ends of said levers beyond the pivots thereof, a screw shaft in threaded engagement with said member and by means of which said member may be operated to actuate said levers and raise and lower said window panel, and means for rotating said screw shaft. f

4. The combination with a window panel provided at its lower edge with tracks or runways of a window panel operating device comprising levers one of the ends of which is in operative connection with said. tracks or runways, said levers being pivoted adjacent the othercnd' portions thereof, a member in operative connection with the last named ends of said levers beyond the pivots thereof, a screw shaft in threaded engagement with said member and by means of which said member may be operated to pivots thereof, a screw shaft in threaded engagement with said member and by means of which said member maybe operated to actuate said levers and raise and lower said window panel, means for rotating said screw shaft, said means comprisingsuitable gears, a crank for rotating said gears, and means connected with said levers for counterbalaneing said window panel in the operation thereof.

6. A window operating dev-ice of the class described comprising a screw shaft, a member in threaded engagement with said shaft and movable longitudinally thereof, said member being provided with oppositely disposed extensions, oppositely disposed levers, one of the ends of which is mounted in connection with the extensions of said member whereby the movement of said member will actuate said levers, the other end portions of said levers being inoperative connection with the window to be operated, said levers having fixed pivots adjacent and outwardly of the coupling of said member therewith, and means for rotating said shaft.

- 7 A window operating device of the class described comprising a screw shaft, a member in threaded engagementwvith said shaft and movable longitudinally thereof, said member being provided with oppositely disposed extensions, oppositely disposed levers, one of the ends of which is mounted in connection with the extensions of said member whereby the movement of said member will actuate said levers, the other end portions of said levers being 1 1n operative connection.

with the window to be operated, said levers having fixed pivots adjacent and outwardly of the coupling of said member therewith,

means for rotating said shaft, compression springs cooperating with the first named end, 'POItlOIlS of said levers, and other springs cooperating with the other end portions of said levers adjacent the pivotal mountings thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy invention I have signed my name this 10th day of August, 1922.

AN'ro-rrn. OLSEN. 

